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The Americas 7 hrs ago

Guatemala follows in Trump's footsteps, announces embassy move to Jerusalem

Guatemala's president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first nation to follow the lead of U.S. President Donald Trump in ordering the change.

RELIGION 12 mins ago

Text of Pope Francis' traditional Christmas day message

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Christmas!

RELIGION 19 mins ago

Pope laments 'winds of war' blowing around the world

As Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus, the pope has depicted suffering reflected "in the faces of little children," citing war and other tensions in places ...

The Americas 19 mins ago

Rules against pit bulls scrapped in Montreal

The new administration in Montreal, Canada, recently kept a campaign promise by announcing plans to scrap the city’s regulations against pit bull ownership.

World 27 mins ago

Vietnam evacuates hundreds of thousands ahead of storm

Hundreds of thousands of people in Vietnam's Mekong Delta have been evacuated as the region braces for the arrival of Tropical Storm Tembin, which left more than 150 people dead in ...

 

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RELIGION 54 mins ago

India tightens Christmas security after Christians attacked

Christians and others in India are celebrating Christmas despite fears of an anti-Christian backlash in some parts of the Hindu-majority country.

UNITED NATIONS 56 mins ago

Haley announces $285M cut in 2018-19 UN operating budget

Calling it “a big step in the right direction,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday night announced a historic reduction in the U.N. biennial operating ...

World 1 hr ago

Man rams car into party HQ in Berlin, no one else hurt

Police in Berlin say a man crashed a car into the entrance area of the country's Social Democratic Party at midnight on Christmas Eve.

World 2 hrs ago

Iran approves death penalty for researcher accused of spying

Iran's Supreme Court has approved the death sentence of an Iranian researcher accused of spying for Israel.

RELIGION 2 hrs ago

Ukraine, separatist rebels agree on major prisoner exchange

Ukrainian authorities and separatist rebels have agreed on a major prisoner exchange.

World 2 hrs ago

China urges restraint after N. Korea calls sanctions 'war'

The Chinese government has urged countries to act with restraint and work to ease tensions after North Korea called the latest U.N. sanctions to target the country "an act of war" ...

TERRORISM 3 hrs ago

In Christmas message, queen honors cities hit by terror

Queen Elizabeth II is using her annual Christmas message to pay tribute to the way the cities of London and Manchester pulled together after extremist attacks earlier this year.

World 3 hrs ago

Queen Elizabeth II to praise UK's response to extremism

Queen Elizabeth II plans to use her Christmas message to praise London and Manchester for pulling together after extremist attacks this year.

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The Americas

Rules against pit bulls scrapped in Montreal

Climate Change

Climate change forcing Santa to move to South Pole, Canadian government says

World

Peru's president grants medical pardon for jailed Fujimori

World

Human right group says Venezuela releases 36 prisoners

Asia

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Vietnam evacuates hundreds of thousands ahead of storm

RELIGION

India tightens Christmas security after Christians attacked

World

China urges restraint after N. Korea calls sanctions 'war'

World

Thousands spend Christmas in shelters after Philippine storm

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RELIGION

Text of Pope Francis' traditional Christmas day message

RELIGION

Pope laments 'winds of war' blowing around the world

World

Man rams car into party HQ in Berlin, no one else hurt

RELIGION

Ukraine, separatist rebels agree on major prisoner exchange

Africa

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RELIGION

Text of Pope Francis' traditional Christmas day message

RELIGION

15 arrested in connection with Egypt's church attack

TERRORISM

Italy plans to deploy antiterrorism military forces in Niger

World

Egyptian president's backers say 12M want him to run again

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RELIGION

Text of Pope Francis' traditional Christmas day message

RELIGION

Pope laments 'winds of war' blowing around the world

World

Iran approves death penalty for researcher accused of spying

EXECUTIVE

Trump's Jerusalem decision divides Christians: reports

Australia

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Melbourne police: SUV attack 'deliberate' but not terror

PLANET EARTH

Australian mystery solved: WWI-era submarine discovered after 103-year search

World

Family of slain Australian concerned about US investigation

Australia

SUV plows into pedestrians in Australia in 'deliberate act'; two in custody

The week in pictures

Must-see photos from around the world

Here are the most arresting images taken around the world in the past seven days.

World 4 hrs ago
Thousands spend Christmas in shelters after Philippine storm
Tens of thousands of villagers in the southern Philippines spent their Christmas morning in emergency shelters Monday as the region dealt with the aftermath of a powerful storm ...

EXECUTIVE 4 hrs ago
Trump's Jerusalem decision divides Christians: reports
In a Christmas Eve video posted on Twitter, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a message to the world’s Christians: Jerusalem is their city too.

World 4 hrs ago
Wife, mother of jailed Indian spy arrive in Pakistan
The wife and mother of an imprisoned Indian naval officer facing the death penalty in Pakistan for espionage and sabotage have arrived in Islamabad for a rare meeting with him.

ENVIRONMENT 5 hrs ago
AP PHOTOS: Lingering drought threatens Holy Land's waters
As Israel heads into its fifth consecutive year of drought, the Sea of Galilee stands at a century low, much of the Jordan River is a fetid trickle and the Dead Sea is rapidly ...

Climate Change 6 hrs ago
Climate change forcing Santa to move to South Pole, Canadian government says
A Canadian government website claims that global warming is forcing Santa Claus to relocate his toy-making village to the South Pole.
World 6 hrs ago
20 dead as bus collides with van in northern Philippines
Philippine police say 20 people died when a passenger bus collided head-on with a van carrying people on the way to Christmas Mass at a popular church in the country's north.
TERRORISM 7 hrs ago
Afghan officials: 5 people killed in suicide attack in Kabul
Afghan officials say that a suicide bomber has killed five people in an attack on the capital Kabul.

The Americas 7 hrs ago
Guatemala follows in Trump's footsteps, announces embassy move to Jerusalem
Guatemala's president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first nation to follow the lead of U.S....

RELIGION 10 hrs ago
Pope on Christmas: Bethlehem trek's like today's migrations
Pope Francis in Christmas Eve remarks Sunday likened the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to the migrations of millions of people today who are forced to leave homelands for ...

World 11 hrs ago
Peru's president grants medical pardon for jailed Fujimori
Peru's president announced Sunday night that he has granted a medical pardon to jailed former strongman Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses,...
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VIDEO 11 hrs ago
Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass at the Vatican
The Catholic faithful flock to St. Peter's Basilica to see the pontiff.
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VIDEO 14 hrs ago
North Korea calls new UN sanctions an 'act of war'
Reaction and analysis from Dr. Kiron Skinner, professor of international relations at Carnegie Mellon University, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a Fox News foreign ...

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